Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Grand Play-Dough Experiment: Coffee Play-Dough

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Knead until an evenly combined ball. Store in a zip-lock bag after play.

My ingredients.

Mixing the dries.

Adding the coffee.

Kneading and checking out the texture.

Lots of residue!

Initial impressions:
-odd texture for play-dough (but I believe that's the point)
-doesn't have a particularly strong coffee smell (may depend upon the grounds)
-leaves a significant residue on the hands, but not on the play surface
-nice that it's an uncooked recipe (so you can include littles in making it)
-easy to make

Our little girl loved rolling it out.

But wasn't thrilled about touching it.

Cookie cutters didn't work very well.

After a bit of storage and play:
-My daughter doesn't like the texture, so she had me touch it when she wanted to move it or something like that. She did enjoy rolling it out, though!
-Very, very wet after storage! We had to add a lot more flour to make it playable.
-Didn't do cookie cutters well.
-Left residue on hands and play area.

Final verdict: won't be making it again. Some kids and people might love the texture, but we certainly didn't. Plus, it was messy.

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I'm a stay-at-home mom to two who likes to have fun with messy creative things. Baking, sewing, mod podge, fabric paint, and who knows what else--I just want to try it all. I thought that some of the world might enjoy seeing what I'm up to and draw inspiration from it.